Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle-guard mounted on cross-ties and braces with exposed wires to permit identification of damaged wires and to be readily repaired without disturbing the remaining wires, which lists the parts for construction and illustration.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Meador, Edgar T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks (open access)

Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks

Patent for Valve or Cut-off for Tanks. Improved valve or cut-off for tanks especially discharge valves. Few parts, easy to assemble, easy to operate, intended for extended use.
Date: July 2, 1903
Creator: Leithauser, Peter Jerome; Leithauser, Peter J. & Leithauser, P. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Holder. (open access)

Cattle-Holder.

Patent for a cattle-holder, which provides the "novel means for confining cattle and holding them in an upright position against movement" (Lines 14-16).
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Terrell, Joseph E.; Terrell, William. & Montgomery, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Valve. (open access)

Water-Valve.

Patent for a water valve for water delivery systems that does not have standing water around it that can freeze in cold weather.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Anthony, Joseph B. & Morris, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Step. (open access)

Wagon-Step.

Patent for removable steps that can be mounted over the front wheel of a farm wagon to make it safer and easier to access the spring seat.
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Smith, Amon Cornelius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improvement to wrenches. This wrench uses a sliding jaw system for increased utility.
Date: April 29, 1920
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for a transmission gearing that prevents the gears from slipping loose.
Date: March 14, 1911
Creator: Blevins, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supply Tank For Water Service (open access)

Supply Tank For Water Service

Patent for a supply tank for water service. Illustration included.
Date: September 6, 1904
Creator: Leithauser, Peter Jarome
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for improvement in nuts-locks whereby a nut is coupled to a bolt by a washer with a pivoted tooth.
Date: September 18, 1917
Creator: Harris, Joseph A. & Howard, Arthur W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump for the purpose to pump out rising water in deep wells. Illustrations included.
Date: December 6, 1904
Creator: Leithauser, Peter Jerome
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mirror-Supporting Device. (open access)

Mirror-Supporting Device.

Patent for a mirror supporting device for use in supporting mirrors from a window pane.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: McClelland, James B., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod Coupling. (open access)

Pump-Rod Coupling.

Patent for "a pump rod coupling and more particularly to a coupling adapted to connect together pump rods made of wood or similar substance" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Kemp, Thomas Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mine-Sweeper and Ship-Shield (open access)

Mine-Sweeper and Ship-Shield

Patent for protecting a ship from mines with a net that serves as a "mine sweeper and ship shield" (lines 9-10). It is also for collecting underwater weapons and improving the net.
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Coin, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table Duplicating-Tablet Holder. (open access)

Table Duplicating-Tablet Holder.

Patent for a table duplicating-tablet holder for making carbon copies of papers that attaches to a telephone desk.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Talley, Robert Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Heater. (open access)

Tire-Heater.

Patent for improvements in tire-heater by using a tire box with a number of horizontal bars, tires are placed “into the front of the box and moved into correct position upon the horizontal bars without necessarily lifting the tires.” (Lines 29-32) Diverging arms are secured to the axis inside the tire box. Lamps are secured at the outer ends of the diverging arms. These diverging arms operate by a regulating crank which makes the lamps revolved beneath the tires, therefore heating the tires. Illustration is included.
Date: September 8, 1891
Creator: Parks, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine with a folding frame, which operates with rollers and springs.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Davis, John Lafayette & Davis, John Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine that can be operated either standing or sitting.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Mace, Tine H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Yoke. (open access)

Hog-Yoke.

Patent for a hog yoke, which prevents hogs from crawling under fences and rooting up their pen.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: McCarroll, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader (open access)

Road Grader

Patent for a road grader. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Braly, Hugh L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Puller (open access)

Pipe Puller

Patent for a pipe puller design to be used in wells.
Date: September 30, 1919
Creator: Heckman, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Holder (open access)

Pipe-Holder

Patent for a pipe-holder that is designed "to provide a novel, conveniently operated, effective and compact pipeholder" (line 8-10).
Date: July 7, 1919
Creator: Heckman, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for new improvements to oil-burners in stoves and furnaces providing "a proper inlet of air to fire generated on the hearth" (lines 14-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Braly, Hugh L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Clamp. (open access)

Safety-Clamp.

Patent for a safety clamp that secures wagon seats in place.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Gammon, William Willey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Implement (open access)

Agricultural Implement

Patent for a novel and improved implement of this general character including a plurality of supporting members provided with ground working elements together with a body positioned upon said supporting members and wherein said said supporting members and body are capable of relative movement transversely of the direction of travel of the implement.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Harris, Joseph A. & Howard, Arthur W.
System: The Portal to Texas History